stan

Pluralstans

Formsstans, stanning, stanned

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   obsessive fannounslangderogatorycountable

   A fan who is very obsessed with a celebrity, group, or character, sometimes in an unhealthy way.

   Like a fan who can't stop thinking about their favorite star, even when it goes too far.

   Some stans flooded the actor's account with angry messages.

   She's such a stan that she's seen every concert on the tour.

   UsagePut the thing first: a K-pop stan.

   Similarfanatic, superfan, devotee, diehard

   Oppositehater

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   obsessive fanverbslangtransitive or intransitive

   To be a huge fan of someone or something, or just to say you really like or support them.

   Like cheering for your team so hard you never miss a single game.

   Millions of teens stan that boy band.

   My little sister stans that band and knows every song by heart.

   UsagePast form: stanned. In formal writing, use admire or support, depending on your meaning.

   Similaridolize, worship, adore, love

   Oppositehate

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   USSTAN/stæn/UKUKSTAHN/stɑːn/US

   Central Asianouncolloquialcountable

   A country whose name ends in '-stan,' such as Uzbekistan, often once part of the Soviet Union.

   Uzbekistan was the first stan we visited on our trip.

   We spent a month traveling through the stans of Central Asia.

   UsageSay the stans for these countries together.

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